Discharge chute



April 16, 1935. M. R. ANSTICE ETAL DI SCHARGE CHUTE Filed -Jume 9, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 (lttornegs April 16, 1935. M. R, ANSTICE ET AL DI S CHARGE CHUTE Filed June 9, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 GM Gttorncgs Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATE-SJ PATENT OFFICE Y i i,99s,s51j I DISCHARGE CHUTE Mortimer R. Anstice and Cleland Coldwell Ross, 7 Rochester, N. Y., assignors to Josiah Anstice 85 00., 1110., Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of NewYork v Application June 9, 1932, Serial No. 616,320 '1 by 9 Claims. (01. 221 ,144

The present invention relates to improvements tion illustrated in Fig; 5, the view being takenon in discharge chutes, particularly of the type the line 6-"6 of Fig; 5. l adapted for use in connection with vegetable peel- Fig. 7 is a top plan View of a still further ing machines. modification of chute door and door operatingv The present invention has been conceived parmeans. w ticularly for use in connection with potato peel-' Fig. 8 is a view of a side elevation of the form ing machines, wherein there is a peeling chamber of the invention illustrated in Fig. 7. coated with an abrasive material and a rotary Referring now to the drawings illustrating the disc inthe bottom of said chamber also coated invention in detail and referring particularly to 10 with an abrasive material. The disc agitates the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, in- 10 the potatoes and their action against the abrasive elusive, of the drawings, A represents the peeling lining of the chamber, and the abrasive surface chamber of a vegetable peeling machine,'whi'ch is of the rotary disc effects a peeling of them. Dur-' supported upon a base B provided with supporting the peeling operation, water is fed into the ing legs ID. The peeling chamber has anopening peeling chamber. 1 I in its top into which the" potatoes and wash'lfi" The peeled potatoes .are discharged from the I water are fed, and within the chamber at a'point' chamber through its side wall at a point adjacent slightly above .its bottom ispositioned the'rotatthe disc and as a consequence there will be disable peeling disc I2. This peeling disc has drivcharged with the potatoes some of the wash water ing connection with a gear housing. I3. mounted and possibly some of the peelings fromthe between the supporting legs. This gear housing 20' potatoes. It is desirable to control the'discharged is provided with an outwardly extended shaft-i i material and convey it to a receptacle and the carrying at its end a suitable pulley 15 for driv-' present discharge chute has been conceived to ing connection with any suitable or well-known provide an improved means" for conveying the power means. 1

contents of the peeling chamber to a receptacle The construction thus far described is conven-' 25 and the present improved chute is so constructed tional of potato peeling machines many of which and designed that all of the discharged material are now on the market having been manufactured is correctly and properly directed to the receivand sold by the assignee of this present applica-- ing container. j tion.

' In addition to providing an improved discharge In its side wall lt'ata'point adjacentthe disc 30 a chute for the purpose above described, the chute the peeling chamber i's'provided with an opening, has incorporated in its construction specific novel which durin'g'the peeling operation of the madetailed features of constructions which result'in chine is closed by a door ll to prevent escapement an'improved performance as will .be hereinafter of any of thecont'ents of the peeling chamber.

more specifically pointed out in detail. -The .dischargechute is designated as an en'- 35 In the drawingsz- I r tirety by C' and in the form illustrated in the Figure l is a View in front elevation of apeldrawings is cast as an integral part of the side ing machine provided withmyimproveddischarge wall of the p'eeling'chamber'. This chute comchute. prisessi'de'walls IBand l9,and a top 20 which is 40' Fig. 2isa side view of the improved chute, a inclined downwardly from the peeling chamber 40 portion of the peeling chamber being shown in to its outer end where it meets the end wall 2| of connection therewith. i the chute. The bottom of the chute has an open- Fig. 3is a' horizontal sectional view through the ing 22 formed between the end wall 2| and the chute with Ta portion of the peeling chamber deflection plate 23. This deflection plate extends showniin connection therewith. from the side wall of the-peeling chamber at a 45 Fig. 4 is an enlarged'detailed perspective View point adjacent the bottomof the door opening in of a'portion of the operating means of the chute a downward and outward direction towards the door, parts being shown in strung out disconendwall ,2! of the chute, as clearly illustrated in V nected relation Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. I

Fig. 5 is va. View in 'side' elevation of modified The door His provided with an outwardly ex 50 form of door and door operating means for the tending arm 24 keyed to a rotatable shaft 25 supchute; 1 ported between the side walls I8 and E9 of the Fig.6 is an enlargeddetailed view partially in chute. The shaft 25 extends outwardly through vertical section of the chute door operating and beyond-the side wall Ill-of the chute, and to 1 handle used'iin the modified. form or the invenits end is keyed, as at 26, a slotted lever 21. When 55 the door is in a closed position, this lever 21 is vertically disposed and in the lower end of its slot 28 carries a square block 29 adapted for reciprocation in the slot. A door operating handle 30 in the form of a bell crank lever is pivotally supported as at 3| on a stud 32 struck out from the side wall 19 of the chute. The arm 33 of this lever has its endlprovided withaan opening 34 through which" passes a stud" 351 This'stud' 35 penetrates the arm, the opening 36 in the sliding block and beyond the sliding block carries-a threaded nut 31, which is rotatable upon -its-.serew.-. threaded reduced end 38 whereby the arm 33 is secured to the sliding block 'and the-slidihgblock in turn is secured within the-slotF28-.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings the'dooris shown" closed in full line. Here it will be seen that the weight of the operating handlei 3.01and itsiarnr39ii is at the right side of the pivotal point 3| of the bell crank lever with the result that'th'ere' is a pressureupon the' door to holdiit closed;

It is to be further notedthat'the arm 33iand;

lever 2-1 are% positioned: substantially at right angles' to oneanother with: therresult thatsthese members lock the door against any pressurewthatmayzbe exerted against the inner side ofz-the door by the contents of'the peelingrchamber;

When the operating. handle 3| iSwSWUIlgfitO the left to openthe door,.the parts assume the: posie tions shown in'dotted lines in: Fig.1 2,1from which a it willbe seen. that the weight of? the: operating. handle 30 andxits arm I 39 tend co-hold. the: door: open and to I keep the-door open until. it is closed.-

by manual operation; Again the arnr 33 and.

lever 2"!- are" positioned at. right angles. to one another, thusrlock-ing the-door inzrits openzposi tion until the-handleisImanually-operated;

During the opening; movement ofthe=door; the.

block Z a-has slidi from the lower to the iuppercendz.

ofthe slot 28 and back againto thelower: end of the-slot; Duringsthiszmovementoj. theiblock, thestud 35 hasrotatedwithin the openingizillirof.v theblock;

It is to be noted that the construction. provides" achute, which? is. fully: closed except for its'. discharge opening-qfl and. that thechutewill. com-. pletely and absolutely confine the discharge. ofi'thes vegetables and: wash water andguide them:onto. any suitable container, which may be placed .beineath the'openingg22 ot-thechute. Furthermore, a simple mechanismlhas been providedwhereby the. door is easily; and readily-opened andizclbsed; through a single movementof' the door operatinghandle'3ll; Additionally the construction isrsnch: that the door of: itsown accordwill remain iina closed or opened position. as may; be desiredi. When-thedooris opened, it; parallels them" of. the chuteand is suflicientlyout of line with the? discharge fromzlthepeel'er to prevent its: becoming; an obstruction.

The present chuteeonstruction is of' a decided advantage over chutesnow knownand in use in that it prevents the splashing or discharge of either water'or' vegetables other thamtotheexact point where discharge is desired.

In the modificationshownin" Figs. 5-and 6, a different formof operating handlefor'th'e; door is illustrated. In this form of the invention the shaft 25 at its endcarriesa straight operating handle 4U which is keyed to the shaft as at 4I,. andis provided with a reciprocable rod 42-, one end of which carriesanoutwardly extending detent- 43 whileits other end penetrates-the. hand. grasp portion-44 1 of the handle. and terminatesn a push-button 45. This rod 42 is movable against the tension of a coil spring 46.

A segment 4'! having therein notches 48 adapted to receive the detent 43 is suitably secured to the side wall of the chute. When the door is in a closed position, the detentengages one of the notches 48 and locks the door against opening. The door in its opened position: isishownz in dotted lines in Fig. 5 of the'drawings'and here'itwill be seen that the detent is engaging the other notch ofthe segment and locking the door in an opened position. with the door paralleling the closed top of the chute.

In this'form ofinvention, the chute proper is constructed just as'it is constructed in the preferred form of the invention.

Figs. '7 and 8" illustrate another form of door operatingv meansbut-here again the chute proper is constructed just as it is constructed in the preferred'form of the invention with the exception that its; 1909,10 is provided. with; an 1 opening 49 formed in a; bulgedout.portion 50 immediately abovebut formed integralwith the: chute -top.. The door I! is provided with an arm 5l having;

pivotal connection-with.- .a shaft. 52 supported between thesidewallsof the bulged portion .50" The door is operated by aihandle 53; one end-of which ispivotally--connectedi as;

ofthe chute.

at- 54--to the door while its other-end 55; extends outwardly'through the -opening 49' in the chute 1 top; The-end; 54 ofthehandle is provided'with outwardly extending arms 58. and 51 adapted; to-

engage the L..-shaped extension locks 58 -struck out from the side wall I 6 of .the chamber atropposite. sides of the door opening and thus hold the-door ina locked 'closed position. Whenthe door-is in a locked and closed position, the arm; 53vhaszbeen' swung; to-a position-illustrated in Fig. 7 of the;

drawings.

When it is desired to-open the door, the door handle 55lis swung in the direction indicatedby arrow which will cause; the arms. 56 -and' 51'to become disengaged with the locks 58 and permit:

the door tobeswung upwardly towards the; top of ithechute. Whenthe door is suflicientlylifted, the; handle 55 can be moved still further. in the direction indicated by arrow: to cause the; arms:

5& and 51 tomove into. aposition behind the: L.-

shaped projection locks 59 to hold the;d0or:in=a-.

lockedopen position. Thus: it will be. seenthat the handle 55in openinghand in closingtthe-dooris. swung from left to right and is also moved-toward. The opening. 59. is. sufilcientlylarge to permit the necessary door and: away r from the peeler.

handle movement to accomplishztheopening'and closing of the door and thelockingofjthedoor inseither of its. positions.

Having; thus described; our: invention, what we.v

claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patentis:v

1. Ina peeling-machine, an outlet opening and adoor therefor, a door operating handle, a

covered chute for receiving.materialdischargedfromsaidv outlet. opening, looks. at", the opposite sides of said-door, locks on the sides of said chute,

and arms operatedby the door. operating handle and adapted to engage. either of; said locks for locking the door in either an open or closed 'posi-:

handle operating portion; extending. through said chute cover opening, locks on the machine and locks on the inner side of said chute, and arms operated by the door operating handle and adapted to engage either of said locks for locking the door in either an open or a closed position, as desired.

3. In a peeling machine, an outlet and a door therefor, a covered chute for receiving material discharged through said peeler outlet, a door operating mechanism, the cover of said chute provided with an opening through which said door operating mechanism extends, and means in said chute co-operating with the door operating mechanism for holding the door open and in a position parallel to the cover of said chute and beneath the opening in said chute cover, whereby said door forms no obstruction to the free passage of material out of the chute and will form a closure against the passage of material out of the chute cover opening.

4. In a peeling machine, an outlet opening and a door therefor, a covered chute for receiving material discharged from said peeler outlet opening, a door pivotally supported upon said chute for closing said outlet opening, an operating han-' dle for swinging said door upon its pivotal support, said door operating handle extending from said door through and beyond said chute, locks on said peeling machine adjacent thedoor opening, locks in said chute, and means forming a part of said door operating handle adapted to engage either of said locks for locking the door in either an open or a closed position, as desired.

5. In a peeling machine, an outlet opening and a door therefor, a covered chute for receiving material discharged from said peeler outlet opening, a door operating handle pivotally connected to the door and extending from the door outwardly through and beyond said chute, a lock on said peeling machine adjacent the outlet opening,

locks on the sides of said chute, said door operat-' ing handle provided with an arm adapted to engage either of said locks and said door operating handle adapted to move said door and to have its arm engage either of said locks for locking the door in a closed position or in an open position beneath and parallel to the cover of said chute, for the purpose described.

6. In a peeling machine, an outlet and a door therefor, a covered chute for receiving the material discharged through said peeler outlet, a door operating mechanism, the cover of said chute provided with an opening through which said door operating mechanism extends, and means for holding the door open and in a position parallel to the cover of said chute and beneath the opening therein, whereby said door forms no obstruction to the free passage of material out of the chute and will form a closure against the passage of material through the chute cover opening.

'7. In a peeling machine, a peeling chamber having an outlet opening adjacent its lower end provided with a door, an operating mechanism for said door, an outwardly and downwardly extending covered chute having an opening in its lower end, said chute being positioned to receive material discharged through said peeler chamber out: let opening, and means positioned within said chute and cooperating with the door operating mechanism for holding the door open and in a position beneath and parallel to the cover of said chute. V

8. In a peeling machine, a peeling chamber having an outlet opening adjacent its lower end and a door therefor, a door operating handle, a covered chute for receiving material discharged from said chamber outlet opening, an arm movably mounted and operable by said door operating handle, means engageable by said arm for locking the door in a closed position, and means carried within the chute and engageable by said arm for locking the door in an open position.

9. In a peeling machine, a peeling chamber having an outlet opening adjacent its lower end and a door therefor, a door operating handle, a covered chute for receiving material discharged from said chamber outlet opening, an arm movably mounted and operable by said door operating handle, means engageable by said arm for looking the door in a closed position, and means carried within the chute and engageable by said arm for locking the door in an open position beneath and parallel to the cover ofsaid chute.

MORTIMER R. ANSTICE. CLELAND COLDWELL ROSS. 

